Box for plumes and similar articles.



J. A. STEIN. BOX FOR PLUMBS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1912.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANDUIIAPH C0 WASHINGTON. D. c.

TTNTTD TATE PATENT FFTQFQQ JACOB A. STEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOX FOR, PLUMES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.

LWZIiAMi Application filed June 21, 1912.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB A. STEIN, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Box for Plumes and SimilarArticles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel box for holding plumes and similararticles which is so constructed thatwith the employment of but aminimum number of parts, the plumes are securely held in position duringshipment, etc., while they may be readily inserted into or withdrawnfrom the box whenever so desired.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section througha box embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a perspective view partly insection thereof, and Fig. 3 an enlarged cross section on line 38, Fig.2.

The box is preferably made of card board or similar material andconsists essentially of a bottom 10, side walls 11 which are integralwith said bottom, and separate end walls 12 interposed between the sidewalls. Along their upper edges, the side and end walls are shown to bereinforced as at 13, all of the parts 10, 11, 12, 13 being provided witha suitable covering 14. To increase the stability of the box, theseparate end plates 12 are furnished with bottom flaps, one of which,say flap 15 is glued or otherwise firmly secured to bottom 10, while theother flap 16 is shown to be made somewhat longer than flap 15 and hasthe additional function of holding the plumes 17 in position. Flap 16 iscovered at its top and bottom with a strip 18 of cloth or similarreinforcing material which also extends over the edge of said flap. Thelatter is secured to bottom 10 by means of a number of rivetsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1%, 1913.

Serial No. 704,981.

or other fastening means 19, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.Rivets 19 are so spaced from each other that a pocket 20 is formedbetween each pair of adjoining rivets, said pockets serving for thereception of the plume stems 21. Flap 16 is made of transverselycorrugated shape, one corrugation being formed between each pair ofadjoining rivets 19 (Fig. 2), so that in this way each pocket 20 isnormally open to an extent sutli cient to receive a plume stem.

It will be seen that by the construction described, the plume stems maybe readily inserted into the pockets 20' to be frictionally engaged bythe parts 10 and 16, so that the plumes are securely held in position.In this way the latter are prevented from being soiled or otherwisedamaged during shipment, etc., while they may be readily removed fromthe boX for displaying or other purposes Whenever so desired. Thisresult is obtained with the use of but a minimum number of parts, thereinforcing bottom flap of one of the end walls being utilized forforming the stem receiving pockets without in any wise impairing thereinforcing eiiect of said flap.

I claim:

A boX of the character described, provided with a bottom, an end wallhaving a flap that overlies the bottom and is provided with a pluralityof transverse corrugations, and fasteners that secure said flap to saidbottom intermediate said corrugations, whereby a series of normallyopen, plumestem receiving pockets is formed between said bottom andflap.

JACOB A. STEIN.

Witnesses:

W. J. SHENK, KATHERYNE K001i.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

